Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,455 degrees in engineering annually.
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Mississippi State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 871 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn about $71,035 for their early career.
University of Mississippi is a great decision for students interested in a degree in engineering. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of University. A Best Colleges rank of #550 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.
There were about 250 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, engineering degree recipients generally earn about $72,271 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College if you want to pursue a degree in engineering. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 10th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 107 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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